Ely News, January 19, 2017

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CELEBRATION:HarryBye,
onhis100thbirthday,with
familymembers
Harry happy
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wholivedthroughtheageofsteam grandchildrensittingonhisknee. “IwasbornathomeatFordham atfirst,andyoucouldhearthem
to celebrate markedhis100thbirthdaylast Harryhasspenthislifelivingin onesnowySunday,andhavelived coming.”
Friday. thecounty,startingoutworking inCambridgeshireallmylifesince,” Hemarriedin1940,andhadtwo
Great-grandfatherHarryBye, asafarmlabourer,whichhesays hesaid.“Igotajobasaporterat children,oneofwhom,ason,pre-
being 100 ofEly,celebratedhisbigday really‘killedhim’beforebecoming ShippeaHillstationin1955,andI deceasedhim,aged72.
openinghiscardfromtheQueen, aporterinthe1950satShippeaHill wouldcycletherefrommyhome Hehastwograndchildrenandfive
surroundedbyhisfamilyandposing station,betterknowntodayasthe everyday,aboutthree-quartersofa great-grandchildren.
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MP. timeforEastCambridgeshire port,includingafundcalled
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nity Areas’ by the Govern- fortheheadteachersofmy million, “focused on sup-
ment, and will share in a secondary schools to meet portingteachersandschool
bumper£72milliontreasure withtheEducationSecretary leadersinchallengingareas
chest aimed at tackling the andhaveraisedthisissuein todevelop.”
issueofsocialmobility. theHouseofCommonsput- Ms Greening was due to
East Cambridgeshire and tingthecaseforinvestment say:“ForBritaintosucceed PVC WINDOWSAND DOORS
Fenland will get £6 million inourarea,inparticularas wemustbeacountrywhere
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East Cambridgeshire MP thethrivingbusinesscentre goasfarastheirtalentand
Lucy Frazer, who has been aroundCambridge.” theirhardworkwillallow. PVC Aluminium&
lobbyingtheDepartmentfor Exact details of how the “Educationisattheheart
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money for schools in the yettobeunveiled,butitwill central to breaking down inchoice
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bytheannouncement,made years education providers, countrytoday.” Installation fnishes
byEducationSecretaryJus- schools, colleges, universi- Lucy Frazer said: “I am
tineGreening. ties, businesses, charities thrilled by the announce-
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lackoffundingforeducation Ms Greening was due to
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Mheritageuseum wins
lotto funding
ELY Museum has received a AnnASavva andreinvigorateddisplays,to
supportgrantfromtheHerit- safeguarding existing collec-
@AnnaSavvaCN
ageLotteryFund(HLF),itwas tionsandaddingnewvoices
announcedyesterday. from the community – this
An initial sum of £159,300 tobecominganexciting21st projectissettotransformEly
will be given to help kick- centuryheritageattractionfor Museumfora21stcenturyau-
start the museum’s ‘Unlock- thelocalareaanditspeople.” dience.Oursupporthasbeen
ing the Potential of the Old Thankstomoneyraisedby made possible by National
Gaol’ project, which will see National Lottery players, the Lotteryplayerssowe’repartic-
it transformed over the next development fund will help ularlypleasedthatthisproject
fouryears. progressplanstoapplyfora has a real focus on enabling
Todothisthemuseumwill fullgrantof£1.8m. communities to explore the
workwithlocalcommunities If granted, the extra funds heritageheldatthemuseum
tobecomeaheritagehubfor will be used to renovate the andtoplayavitalroleinits
residents and tourists, ena- historic ‘Old Gaol’ building, future.”
blingthemtoexplorethehis- and to redesign the exhibi- Therewillbelotsofoppor-
toryoftheareathroughnew tion displays which will tell tunitiesforthecommunityto
DOUBLEVISION:TomandValerieSimsposewithworkfromtheforthcomingexhibition.
galleries, a series of events, thestoryofElyandEastCam- getinvolvedwithnewevents
exhibitionsandimprovedfa- bridgeshire. and activities, volunteering
Couple to exhibit Fenland landscapes
cilities. Storage for the museum’s opportunities and consulta-
It is hoped the museum collectionswillalsobemod- tionsplanned.
canbecomeanexcitingdes- ernisedtosafeguardthemfor The museum building
tinationforlocalfamiliesand futuregenerations,andthere- housed the Bishop of Ely’s
schools while new resources vampedmuseumwillseenew gaolfrom1679-1836andhas AMARRIEDcouplefromEly scenesfromasfarawayasthe abstractimpressioniststyleof
andtrailswillencouragevisi- publicresearchareas. alsobeenaprivatehouse,ali- areshowcasingtheirshared Norfolkcoasttotheheartland paintingoncanvas.
torstofurtherexploretheher- Visitingschoolswillfindim- braryandaregisteroffice. loveoftheFenlandlandscape oftheFens. Aprivateviewingwillbe
itageoftheregion. proved educational facilities, Formoreinformationvisit: withajointexhibitionatthe Whiletheymayshare heldatTheOldFireEngine
Ely Museum curator, Elie while a lift will be installed www.elymuseum.org.uk OldFireEngineHousenext similarsubjectmatter,each HouseonThursday,February
Hughes,said:“Thisissuchex- and visitor facilities made month. usesdifferenttechniquesto 2,6-8pm.Theexhibition
citingnewsforElyMuseum. moreaccessibleforall. Tocommenton ValerieandTom bringtheirpastoralscenesto runsfromFebruary3to26.
The support of the Heritage Head of HLF East of Eng- thisstoryvisit Sims’sexhibitionentitled life,withValeriefavouring Formoreinformationvisit
cambridge-news.
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budget proposals would cut sup- verymuch?” Constabulary’sVictimand
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leader at Cambridgeshire County tomakesureitgotasmuchmoney countytoworkwithitinhelping
Council, has warned of the cuts, back from redistributed business victimsofcrimetocopeand
saying current budget proposals ratesasitcouldnegotiate. recover.
reduceallcountysupporttostrug- CllrWhiteheadsaid:“Ithinkwe TheHubprovidesan‘end
glingschools. wouldlikeafairshareofthecake, toend’supportserviceforall
Speakingatthecountycouncil’s butwewouldalsolikethecaketo victimsandwitnessesofcrime.
general purposes committee, she besomewhatbiggeraswell.” MrAblewhitesaid:“Fromday
said:“Ithinkitisreallyimportant Concernswerealsoraisedabout one,whenthecrimeisreported,
thatweallunderstandjusthowma- howthebudgetmightaffectmental throughoutthecriminaljustice
jortheimplicationsofthecutsare. healthprovisionintheregion. processandafterwards,the
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funding from the learning direc- allkeenlyawareofthefundingof theretohelppeoplecopeand
torate.Strugglingschoolsareleast DOINGTHESUMS:CllrLucyNethsinghahasraisedherconcernsandcouncil mental health services.We would recover.
likely to be able to pay for many leaderCllrSteveCounthasreassuredcolleaguesthatallthebudgetproposals liketobereassuredthatthisdoesn’t “VolunteersworkwithVictim
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bersofthecommitteeneedtobe Chief finance officer Chris Ma- emotionalandpracticalsupport.
awareof.” Cllr Steve Count, leader of the £100millionofsavingsinthenext lyon,reassuredcouncillorsthatthis “Foranyonelookingtomake
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cuts would affect translation ser- lors it was not a political budget, Cllr Nethsingha said that, when roleforyou.”
vices at schools, which would hit and that all proposals would be thebudgetwasdiscussedlaterthis ContactSandraWeldon
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pupils’ personal develop- rappedstaffforfailingdisad-
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tionatSohamVillageCollege The report was a far cry ofpeers”,asparticularareas
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